McKay Landscape Lighting has specialized in landscape lighting for the past 20 years, but has also been professionally installing holiday lighting systems in the Omaha area for the past several years. Our holiday lighting systems, like our landscape lighting systems are professionally designed with...
One of the most important aspects of a McKay Landscape Lighting design is bringing value to the homeowner through a beautiful outdoor lighting system. A professionally designed and installed landscape lighting system represents a significant investment in your home and property.
McKay recently installed a unique project in Des Moines, IA. The project included lighting a healing garden at Iowa Methodist Cancer Center that would allow patients and family members to enjoy the area after dark. Too often, these gardens are bombarded with high powered commercial lights. These...
Lighting water features is an important aspect to consider when providing a lighting design to a property. Often, high-voltage lights are used on water features and create an overpowering effect at night. Instead, McKay uses low-voltage lighting to create a softer light that makes the running water...
Fixtures are the only part of the system that should be visible during the day and it is certainly important that they are installed correctly and look great. Wires should not be visible around the fixture and the lens should be kept clean to assure a consistent glow.
The transformer is probably the most important part of any landscape lighting system and is often one of the most significant issues in landscape lighting repair. The picture included in this post includes a transformer that was not properly installed. Code states that wires coming out of the...
McKay recently spent time on a unique commercial landscape lighting opportunity. With the United States Senior Open coming to Omaha this summer, Mutual of Omaha sponsored a unique statue of sponsored golfer Fred Funk. McKay was asked to provide illumination for the sculpture and was happy to make...
